Kees Sparreboom

(b. 1939, The Netherlands)

Boot & Van Dijk #15: Koningin van de Nacht

Kees Sparreboom is the creator of 'Boot & Van Dijk', a satirical tribute to the classic 'Dick Bos' books of the 1950s. He also makes 'Puberaaltjes', a comic that originated in the strip 'Sparreboompjes', which he drew for the annual family magazine. To gain a wider audience, he renamed the strip to 'Puberaaltjes', and got it published by Phoenix Uitgevers. In 2009, he published 'Roy's Geheim', a book about cremation in commission of the Koninklijke Facultatieve.